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Korean learner dictionary

와병

wabyeong · lying sick in bed; being bed-ridden with an illness; being down with an illness

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 68650
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 와ː병Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    병으로 자리에 누움. 또는 병을 앓고 있음.

    English: lying sick in bed; being bed-ridden with an illness; being down with an illness — The state of lying ill in bed; the state of suffering from a disease.

    Examples

    • 잦은 와병.
    • 와병 상태.
    • 와병 생활.
    • 와병 중.
    • 와병을 하다.
    • 그는 와병 중인 아버지를 옆에서 돌보지 못하는 괴로움에 눈물을 흘렸다.
Origin
臥病
Categories
삶 > 병과 증상